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Optical and liquid crystalline properties of dicholesteryl derivatives having different configurations of the hydrocarbon linkages
Authors:G Kruk  H Matsuda  Y Kida
Institution:1. National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research, 1–1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan;2. Okamura Oil Mill, Ltd., 4–5 Kawahara-Cho, Kashiwara-Shi, Osaka 582-0004, Japan
Abstract:The liquid crystalline and optical properties of four dicholesteryl derivatives having various linkage configurations, but with the same number of connecting carbons (18), have been investigated, using differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Quite different phase behaviours and optical properties have been found for these compounds, while all of them exhibited the behaviour specific for a cholesteric phase. By rapid cooling from the cholesteric phase to 0°C, the iridescent colours of some of the dicholesteryl esters were fixed in the cholesteric glassy state. It was difficult but possible to fix various stable colours in the cholesteric glassy state of one compound with a polymethylene (CH2)18 linking chain. It was much easier to fix less stable colours for samples with the linking groups (CH2)6 and C=C double bonds between them. Very unstable colours could also be fixed for the compound with the (CH2)7 chains and a diyne group. The fourth compound with a branched linking chain gave a cholesteric phase which showed colours at room temperature. FTIR spectroscopy measurements provided interesting results concerning the average change in molecular configuration between the blue cholesteric glass and the crystal for the compound with the (CH2)7 polymethylene chains which crystallized within a few hours; also frequency changes associated with some bands were found and reported.
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